{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"PoohsDen","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden","author_name":"Vinitha","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/author\/pooh_admin\/","title":"Book Review: The Outsiders &#8212; PoohsDen","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6vwA8MhNF6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/book-review-the-outsiders\/\">Book Review: The Outsiders<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/book-review-the-outsiders\/embed\/#?secret=6vwA8MhNF6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Book Review: The Outsiders&#8221; &#8212; PoohsDen\" data-secret=\"6vwA8MhNF6\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"I jumped in and decided to discover something completely new with #TSBCChallenge. It seemed fun and I needed a break from my TBR list. The book given to me was\u00a0The Outsiders by S.E.Hinton\u00a0 To be honest, if I had read the blurb of the book I won&#8217;t have really picked it up. Gangs, teenage boys and Oklahoma &#8211; really not my style. The book is narrated by 14 year old Ponyboy Curtis and revolves around his life as a Greaser. His voice stands out and draws everyone. It is a voice filled with hope, fear and dreams. It is the voice of a teenage trying to find himself. It is a voice that stays with you. It is probably the reason why I liked this book so much. Most coming-of-age books I have read tend to have a female protagonist and having an all-male cast was refreshing. The book&#8217;s central theme is that everyone &#8211; rich or poor, Socs or Greasers, East Side or West Side have their own troubles. They all can see the same sunset. The theme is relevant in today&#8217;s world too and hence makes every reader relate to it. Hinton was 16 when she penned down [&hellip;]"}